The High Court has granted the investigation team an additional six months to complete the probe into the high-profile Sagar-Runi murder case, prolonging a long-delayed process that has remained unresolved for over a decade.
The bench comprising Justice Fatema Najib and Justice Saiful Karim passed the order on Sunday, directing the task force to submit a full investigation report within the newly extended timeframe.
During the hearing, lawyers including Mohammad Shishir Manir and Manzill Murshid argued in favour of summoning the investigation officer. The court was informed that the task force had already submitted a progress update.
Attorney General Ruhul Kuddus Kazal sought the extension, stating that more time was required to complete the investigation. He also described the failure to file a charge sheet even after 14 years as “very painful.”
This is not the first extension granted in the case. The court had earlier provided six months on 23 October 2025, after initially directing the government on 30 September 2024 to form a high-powered task force and complete the probe within six months.
Following that directive, a task force led by the head of the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) was formed on 23 October 2024.
Journalist Sagar Sarowar, news editor at Maasranga TV, and Meherun Runi, a senior reporter at ATN Bangla, were murdered in their West Rajabazar residence in Dhaka on 11 February 2012. Their young son was present in the house at the time.
A case was filed by Runi’s brother Naosher Alam with Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station.
The case has seen repeated delays over the years. On 1 April 2026, a Dhaka court deferred the submission of the investigation report for the 125th time, setting 7 May as the next date.
Despite multiple efforts, the case remains unresolved, continuing to draw public attention and concern over delays in justice.
